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'There is rarely, if ever, justice': Advocates and survivors seethe after Cosby is freed
The decision to release one of the first men convicted in the #MeToo era angered sexual assault survivors and served as a warning lesson for prosecutors.
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U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports
Transgender and intersex Americans will have the power to identify their own gender on travel documents without providing medical documentation by the end of this year, an administration official said.
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WNBA leads professional sports world in COVID-19 vaccinations
League officials worked hard to communicate with players about health concerns and continue to implement distancing measures for fans, a move that sets them apart from several other professional sports leagues.
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5 pads for 2 cellmates: Period inequity remains a problem in prisons
Many prisons charge for menstrual products. And access is limited even in facilities where pads and tampons are free.
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Stacey Abrams group activating tool for Georgia voters to check if they are about to be purged
Fair Fight Action is helping voters verify if they are on the list of the more than 100,000 voters whose registration could be canceled.
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Supreme Court won't rule on transgender bathroom access in schools
The justices declined to hear a Virginia school board's appeal, agreeing with a lower court that schools cannot bar transgender students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.
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Meet some of the women behind the walkout over Texas voting bill
Two women lawmakers share what happened behind the scenes when they helped lead Democrats off the floor of the Texas House.
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Black activists take voting rights battle to Joe Manchin's backyard
The Black Voters Matter bus tour headed through West Virginia to urge him to take action.
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The 19th Explains: Why domestic violence survivors once again have a better chance of getting asylum
The Trump administration removed women fleeing domestic violence from a qualifying category in 2018. That decision has been reversed, but the move may not be permanent.
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Britney Spears lost her reproductive freedom. Tragically, her case is not unique.
From the founding of this nation through the modern day, women and members of marginalized communities have faced forced sterilization and other reproductive coercion.